{"id":32807,"date":"2026-10-17T05:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T05:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=32807"},"modified":"2026-10-17T05:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T05:36:20","slug":"chad-anheliger-eyes-perfect-redemption-vs-steven-koslow-at-ufc-edmonton-after-lengthy-layoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mmaallout.com\/?p=32807","title":{"rendered":"Chad Anheliger eyes ‘perfect redemption’ vs. Steven Koslow at UFC Edmonton after lengthy layoff"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Trending:<\/span>Pros react to Joshua Van defeating Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331: \u201cHorrible judging\u201d<\/p>\n

UFC Edmonton touches on a broader story in the career of Chad Anheliger where he can turn bitter disappointment into unprecedented euphoria this weekend. At UFC Fight Night Edmonton, which transpires on October 17th, Anheliger throws down in a bantamweight bout Steven Koslow. Anheliger has a new child in the fold who is only a matter of weeks old. That fighting father element coupled with feeling mentally rejuvenated and optimized from his time on the sidelines, Anheliger said [via MMA Canada<\/em>],<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I\u2019ve been fighting pro for so long. I\u2019ve had tons of fights, tons of training camps. My mindset has always been very obsessed with success in my training and my fights. This is a good opportunity for myself to just remember that I know how to do these things and I don\u2019t need to obsess. Fighting is a great thing. I\u2019m going to go in there feeling a little bit freer. I\u2019m not going to be as overtrained as I typically am. It\u2019s a problem I have. It\u2019s a problem a lot of high level fighters have is overtraining.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, this is just kind of the perfect ingredient to help me have the best fight I can. Feeling in a really good place. I knew the baby was coming so I really got ahead of my training. Got in shape earlier. Yeah, it\u2019s a different style of camp and different style of like athletic peaking for me. But I think it\u2019s going to be a perfect benefit.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that I\u2019m older, I can\u2019t really train the exact way I used to. Plus, how I was doing it wasn\u2019t the most effective, for sure. I was just training and training and training and getting injured and all that stuff. Now I\u2019m just feeling the best I\u2019ve ever felt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Considering Koslow is also returning to the cage after a multi-year layoff in terms of how much that can obfuscate what the opponent\u2019s current skills are and how to strategize for them,\u00a0Anheliger stated [via MMA Canada<\/em>],<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, I mean, that\u2019s what the UFC does best. They find ways to make these fights interesting and have different perspectives. I haven\u2019t looked anything up, but I would imagine; I\u2019m coming off two years, he\u2019s coming off four years. It\u2019s got to be one of the longest kind of combined layoff fights that have been happening in a long time, maybe ever. Yeah, it\u2019s interesting. Four years [for Koslow], and he\u2019s a younger guy, too. So, four years could mean so many different things for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo years has meant a lot of different things for me. So, yeah, it\u2019s exciting. It kind of just frees you up a little bit to just train, be the best version you can. Then get out there and fight. I can\u2019t obsess about things he\u2019s done in the past or things he might do. Same for him and me.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, it\u2019s just kind of this different style where we\u2019re just going out there and we\u2019re going to see what happens. We\u2019re all going to learn together, the fans, the fighters, everybody\u2019s going to see how this fight plays out in real time.\u201d<\/p>\n

UFC Edmonton holds even more importance this time around for Chad Anheliger<\/h2>\n

With his prior UFC bout also taking place in Edmonton and how much returning for this Alberta-based card means for him. Anheliger quipped [via MMA Canada<\/em>],<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, man. It\u2019s super exciting. For me, it\u2019s kind of this perfect redemption timeline the way it\u2019s all happening. I had a really poor performance last time in Edmonton and had a really bad injury. I was really frustrated about how I left that. Then I had a long time to get back in training and fix up some skills.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen just the way the timing has worked out full circle, I get to come back to Edmonton and just kind of erase the negative. Give myself a real positive return to the cage for myself and for my fans. Yeah, I just couldn\u2019t be happier. I couldn\u2019t have drawn it up any better.\u201d<\/p>\n

In terms of the machinations of the matchup and some of Koslow\u2019s better skills showcased across his combative resume, Anheliger said [via MMA Canada<\/em>],<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, for sure. He still has his natural ability in grappling and jiu-jitsu. I know that that\u2019s where he\u2019s very dangerous. I\u2019m sure he\u2019s been working on all the other areas to even out his game. I didn\u2019t think he had the most well-rounded game before.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut definitely he\u2019s dangerous in the jiu-jitsu grappling area. So, I\u2019m going to be prepared for that. But yeah, I\u2019m just kind of expecting just an overall better version of him in all areas.\u00a0 Yeah, I\u2019m going to want to test out everything. I want to feel out everything and see where I find my path to victory.\u201d<\/p>\n

This article appeared first on BJPENN.COM<\/p>\n


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